Judges are required to be impartial finders of fact, but they also have thoughts and opinions about political causes and public policy debates, just like everyone else.
When a Rockville judge shared some thoughts from the bench about the origins of the constitutional right to bear arms, and his views about a Torrington lawyer's work representing gun owners, it raised some eyebrows. Judge Edward J. Mullarkey's was accused of comparing lawyer Rachel Baird, who is known for representing gun owners, to the historic Western gunslinger Annie Oakley.
